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“As the Leader of the Council I am setting a clear ambition for the Council to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (‘Net Zero 2030’).”
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This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Selby District Council scored zero points in this assessment. This is because the council either didn’t have any published plans at the time of the assessment, or the plans didn’t qualify.
Section | Selby District Council | Average district council |
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Total score | 0% | 43% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Industry
Transport
Domestic
Commercial
Agriculture
Public Sector
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Selby District Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Rutland County Council | 71% | No | 2050 | No |
High Peak Borough Council | 70% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
North Yorkshire County Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 69% | No | 2050 | Feb. 24, 2021 |
South Lakeland District Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Newark and Sherwood District Council | 69% | Yes | 2035 | July 16, 2019 |
Cumbria County Council | 68% | Yes | 2050 | No |
North Lincolnshire Council | 68% | Yes | 2030 | No |
North Warwickshire Borough Council | 68% | No | 2030 | Oct. 22, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Selby District Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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North East Lincolnshire Council | 73% | Yes | 2050 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Fenland District Council | 73% | No | No target | No |
Rutland County Council | 70% | No | 2050 | No |
High Peak Borough Council | 69% | Yes | 2030 | Oct. 15, 2019 |
Hartlepool Borough Council | 67% | No | No target | No |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 66% | No | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
Flintshire County Council | 65% | Yes | No target | No |
Redcar and Cleveland Council | 64% | Yes | 2030 | March 28, 2019 |
Wyre Council | 63% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 62% | Yes | 2030 | July 10, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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City of York Council | 97% | Yes | 2030 | March 11, 2019 |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 95% | No | 2040 | Sept. 19, 2019 |
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | May 23, 2019 |
Leeds City Council | 93% | No | 2030 | March 27, 2019 |
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | 93% | No | 2040 | Nov. 7, 2019 |
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | No | 2030 | Oct. 30, 2019 |
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 92% | Yes | 2040 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Bassetlaw District Council | 91% | No | No target | No |
North Yorkshire County Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Ryedale District Council | 91% | No | 2050 | Oct. 10, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Selby District Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Wiltshire Council | 99% | No | 2030 | Feb. 26, 2019 |
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2025 | July 18, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Huntingdonshire District Council | 98% | No | 2040 | No |
East Cambridgeshire District Council | 98% | Yes | 2050 | Oct. 17, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
South Staffordshire Council | 98% | Yes | No target | Sept. 10, 2019 |
Orkney Islands Council | 97% | Yes | No target | May 14, 2019 |
New Forest District Council | 97% | No | No target | Nov. 6, 2021 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | 97% | Yes | 2050 | May 14, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Selby District Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Harborough District Council | 98% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Maldon District Council | 96% | No | 2030 | Feb. 4, 2021 |
Ribble Valley Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | No |
Allerdale Borough Council | 94% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 25, 2019 |
North Kesteven District Council | 93% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | July 15, 2019 |
Mid Devon District Council | 90% | Yes | 2030 | June 26, 2019 |
Cotswold District Council | 88% | No | No target | July 3, 2019 |
South Somerset District Council | 88% | Yes | 2023 | May 21, 2019 |
Copeland Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Selby District Council is a Non-Metropolitan District, with powers over:
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Selby District Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/selby-district-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].